I think most of us take patient's own frame (POF) as long as they are in fairly good condition and (probably) not those super expensive models.

My question here is do u charge extra to use POF??

Normally, I don't if they are full rim metal or zyl. For rimlon, drillmount and wrap frames, we charge a fee because our lab charge us extra.

But after reading the thread Giving Away Your Profits, I think I should charge even for the fullrim POFs. Why should we adjust POF free of charge and still take the risk! If we (or our lab) break POF, patients always think that we are responsible and ask for the replacement. And most of us will give them a pair "standard" frame for replacement just to settle the case.

So, I think charging the fee (which covers our labor and breakage insurance) will be fair.

What do you, my fellow opticians, think?? All comments welcome.